Midwestern

Closing Markets for Thursday, July 3

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures:

September up 3 at 4.21

December up 3 at 4.37

Soybean Futures:

August up a half at 10.54

September up a quarter at 10.40

Wheat Futures:

September down 7 at 5.56

December down 5 at 5.78

Live Cattle Futures:

August up 157 at 214.02

October up 115 at 210.85

Feeder Cattle Futures:

August up 67 at 309.70

September up 77 at 309.65

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From Wanstead Farmer's Cooperative:

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.57/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.75/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.24/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 13.42/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 7 at 7.57/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = down 1 at 8.16/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 6.42/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.26/BU

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From Great Lakes Grain in Mitchell:

2025 Crop Corn = up 3 at 5.57/BU

2026 Crop Corn = up 1 at 5.69/BU

2025 Crop Soybeans = up 1 at 13.19/BU

2026 Crop Soybeans = up 4 at 13.16/BU

2025 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 15 at 7.49/BU

2026 Soft White Winter Wheat = up 15 at 8.28/BU

2025 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 7 at 6.46/BU

2026 Soft Red Winter Wheat = down 1 at 7.16/BU

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U-S CME price = $110.07 U-S per hundredweight, dressed weight.

That's down $0.32 from the previous day.

100% formula price = $271.73 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight.

That's down $1.08.

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